Take the PEW News IQ Test

Cool, that made my day. 12/12. I guess I should though since I'm an International Affairs major.

Got the Kosovo question wrong. I knew it too. Whip me, beat me, make me eat dirt; I'm a bad American

91% Here.....missed Kosovo.
Too focused on US I guess. Fun thread! Thanks!

Got a 91 which is 11 out of 12. I rather dislike politics and pay no real attention to it because it's too infuriating and negative.

Strange thing is the "HS or less" education level averages 29.

[edit on 7/26/2008 by EnlightenUp]

Originally posted by AndrewTB
Scored an 83. Embarrassed to have missed the one on two major islamic groups in Iraq. Lets just say I got the size of groups wrong.


Also missed the one on whomever leads the Federal Reserve Board.

[edit on 7/26/2008 by AndrewTB]

I only remember the two groups because of my humanities teacher in college. He was Iranian and always said when somebody screwed up "the Shi'ite is about to hit the fan"!

Originally posted by Zepherian
Which is wierd because the older I am the dumber I feel.

"Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;Wisdom is humble that he knows no more." -William Cowper

I had just read this quote moments before I read your post.

regards.....kk

Originally posted by missvicky
91% Here.....missed Kosovo.
Too focused on US I guess. Fun thread! Thanks!

Exact same score, here, 11/12... I feel silly for messing up the Serbia question.. ah well.

7 out of 12 isn't bad for someone who isn't savvy with U.S. politics.

Okay for a n00b.

I got a 91.

all I missed was the dow jones industrial average.

I lol'ed when I saw the option 'Paul Volcker'.

Got 11 out of 12...91% HA Who says ya need a fancy smancy edubication

I got 10/12 (83%) correct. I missed the question about Majority Leader Harry Reid and Kosovo.

Wow I got 59%...above the avg and I'm not even American and I don't follow American politics...I'm pretty impressed and shocked at how much I knew...

I got 12 out of 12. These types of quizzes can be a real wake-up call for many people of all ages. I agree that this particular quiz assumes that you live in the USA.

59% here.

not bad for a non-American I thought.

Cool, that made my day. 12/12. I guess I should though since I'm an International Affairs major.

Yeah... it helps when you study topics like these. I am an economics major and those seemed to be some of the tougher questions. International Affairs students should have an edge when it comes to this test.... I would at least hope so.

If you failed I would suggest that you change your major.

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I also got 76%, could it be a Portuguese thing?

I wonder why, from all those more or less US related questions there were the questions about Hugo Chavez and Serbia.

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That would be interesting, suggest it to the mods/owners!

i got a 50 thats ok im only 17years old and still in school

crap... 69, well, i guess it proly becuz im not through w/ high school yet.

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 11 out of the 12 possible questions, which means you did better on the quiz than 91% of the general public.
Can you name the chairperson of the Democratic National Committee? Howard Dean Incorrect >>>oops


Amazing if the general public REALLY only knows 50%?? Wow... And the clueless/ignorant public is allowed to VOTE. Scary.

Thanks for sharing, Lloyd

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